Sentence examples for spoke rather from inspiring English sources

He spoke rather good, if quaint, English and accepted the last rupees with both grace and enthusiasm.

And, as he paced his suite in the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, he spoke rather earnestly of America's fascination with the Vietnam experience.

Do you think the words he used, or the way he expressed himself, do you think Prince Harry spoke rather unwisely?

I was sometimes grateful when the singers spoke rather than sang (which is often seen as a weakness in a modern opera) and at other times fell back on the French supertitles.

"Let's go sit in the Oak Room and have some soup".… Over soup — it turned out to be onion soup au gratin — Cliburn spoke rather wryly of success and its seductions.

And during his State of the State address in 1996, she stood conspicuously behind Mr. Pataki while he spoke, rather than sitting with the other Albany dignitaries, as is customary.

The dialogue is usually spoken, rather than sung.

She speaks rather through the perfection of her dancing.

Now that she has been accepted and is joining, she speaks rather candidly about the honor.

They are also taciturn, but when they do open their mouths, they speak rather good English.

Speak rather of that which relies, because it works and is".